Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
In terms of the overall picture in Canada, we know that even in recent years we've seen a number of refineries close in eastern Canada. Mr. Regan's hometown is no exception. A refinery was closed there recently. So we know just for the viability of existing industries the west-east pipeline is an imperative.
We also know that in Saint John, particularly, it's not even so much the arrival of the pipeline that's an imperative; it's the potential impact. So whether it's a bitumen upgrader, whether it's a coker, whether it's all the secondary plastics industries or other petroleum product industries that can develop, those are imperatives. If we're going to grow a city that is self-sustaining and really assist New Brunswick, those are imperatives.